Getting the Scope

Use pthread_attr_getscope(3C) to retrieve the thread scope.

pthread_attr_getscope Syntax

int pthread_attr_getscope(pthread_attr_t *restrict tattr, int *restrict scope);

#include <pthread.h>

pthread_attr_t tattr;
int scope;
int ret;

/* get scope of thread */
ret = pthread_attr_getscope(&tattr, &scope);

pthread_attr_getscope Return Values

pthread_attr_getscope() returns zero after completing successfully. Any other return value indicates that an error occurred. If the following condition occurs, the function fails and returns the corresponding value.

EINVAL

Description:

The value of scope is NULL or tattr is invalid.